Retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy for functioning adrenal tumors: Comparison with conventional transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-23

  Takeda, Masayuki ^a   Hideto, G O ^a   Watanabe, Ryusuke ^a   Kurumada, Shigenori ^a   Obara, Kenji ^a   Takahashi, Eisuke ^a   Komeyama, Takeshi ^a   Imai, Tomoyuki ^a   Takahashi, Kota ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

adrenal glands; adrenalectomy; laparoscopy; retroperitoneal space

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PANCREAS INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEUM; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0343446116     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65270-4     Document Type: Article

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